British
The Story of British
As a girl name
American parents first put British on the record books as a girl name in 1969, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 21 Britishs were born — ranking #6,032 that year. About 35% of every British on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. British last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 294 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put British on the record books as a boy name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 6 Britishs were born — ranking #6,940 that year. About 35% of every British on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. British last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name British
British is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. British's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #6,032. Use the chart and map above to compare British's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.